Why not you suggest all roads r concrete pavement just because there are heavy vehicles using them?

I can tell you most of the potholes tht keep occuring at the same route has nothing to do with heavy vehicles. The problem lies with the wrong method of pavement, be it intentionally or unintentionally.

doesn't mean if we say we want to convert the station as museum, it has to be closed. tak perlu. just operate as usual, but a massive renovation with a fresh concept would make the station 'alive' again....

I think DBKL will save this moore architect building as well as Sultan Abdul Samad building at Dataran Merdeka!

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“The best solution is for Sri Jaya and Metro buses to be stationed at the new terminal while the mini-buses continue to use the old bus station. If the new terminal was bigger than it would not be a problem,’’ he said.

StarMetro visited the site and found that only six parking bays were available for express buses and another six bays for mini-buses at the new bus station.

However. there are ample parking bays and waiting areas for taxis.

Retiree Mohd Rahman Karip, 57, who commutes from Rawang to Kuala Lumpur by bus twice a week, said it was ridiculous that buses had to be stationed at two separate areas.

“The authorities should think about the commuters’ convenience. Many old people like me travel by bus and we cannot walk about half a kilometre to take a bus.

“The new bus and taxi terminal should be centralised,” he said.

Madhu Marimuthu, a resident of Bandar Country Homes in Rawang for 12 years, said the bus company would lose out if there were fewer passengers.

“Without enough parking bays, buses have to wait a while and this will cause a traffic jam in the area.

“However, I love the idea of the bus station being centralised and express buses and mini-buses moving there in stages,’’ he said.

Another resident, who wished to be known as only Alagendran, from Taman Rawang Perdana 2, said there must be proper planning.

“I hope that the Selayang Municipal Council has a systematic plan for the bus station.” he said.

COMMUTERS using the bus services at the intercity terminal in Section 17, Shah Alam now have a proper place to wait for the buses.

Shah Alam mayor Mazalan Md Noor said the city council had spent about RM100,000 to upgrade the bus terminal recently.

“We upgraded the internal road system at the terminal which included interlocking tiles at the bays for the buses.

“Three new bus shelters have also been constructed at the terminal for the convenience of the passengers.

Meant to be a temporary measure: The bus terminal in Section 17.

“They don’t have to wait under the hot sun anymore as the shelters have ample room for them to sit while waiting for the bus,” he said.

The bus terminal provides express bus services to passengers heading to the east coast and northern parts of the country.

Its location near the Federal Highway is convenient for passengers in the city, especially students from the UiTM main campus in Shah Alam as they can take the bus here instead of going all the way to Puduraya or the Klang Bus terminal to do so.

However, when it was built several years ago, it was meant to be a temporary stop for the express buses.

There was however, a rising number of passengers using the service, especially during the festive season and during school holidays.

“The bus terminal in Section 17 was not built properly and is not big enough to cater to the high volume of passengers.

“So it is timely to upgrade the place while waiting for a proper bus terminal in Section U1 to materialise.

“Once the integrated bus terminal in Section U1 is open, then the Sect 17 terminal will serve as a station for local stage buses serving the city area,” said Mazalan.

Work on the integrated bus terminal in Section U1 is expected to begin at the end of the year and would take about two years.

The first phase is estimated to cost about RM20mil.

Under the first phase, costing RM20mil, 45 bays (for the buses) would be provided for bus companies to operate in the complex.

The three-storey complex would also have ticketing counters, retail and food outlets on the first floor.

The car park and drop off points will be located on the second floor.

The second phase will include a pedestrian crossing from the terminal to the Commuter Station situated across the Federal Highway.

The site was chosen as it is located near Stadium Shah Alam and the indoor stadium.

The site is also easily accessible from the Federal Highway and the NKVE.

With the opening of the terminal, the express buses do not have to enter the city centre, thus easing traffic congestion.

Now we know why Klang Sentral has been closed down...it's a piece of krap!

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Terminal illness

2009/08/20
R. Anbu
KLANG: It has only been nine months since the multi-million ringgit Klang Sentral bus terminal in Jalan Meru began operations but it is already riddled with problems.

A waste of funds, Terminal B was closed down following complaints from the public that it was too far from town. — Pictures by R. Anbu

Apart from its unsuitable location which has raised the ire of commuters, cracks have been appearing on the terminal building which is also said to be sinking.

CAK president A. Devadass pointing at the cracks at Terminal B.

Cracks have exposed the embedded iron rods.

The structural defects are said to be affecting both terminal A, which is currently being used for express bus services, and terminal B, which was meant for stage buses but is no longer in use following complaints from the public that it was too far from town.

The Consumer Association of Klang (CAK) is urging the Selangor government to temporarily shut down both terminals and conduct a thorough investigation.

CAK president A. Devadass said the state government should form an independent body to investigate the cause of the defects found in the building which had been dogged by controversy since it began operations.

The state’s Select Committee on Competence, Accountability and Transparency (Selcat) has also been urged to investigate how approval was given for the project.

“Selcat should investigate the numerous problems surrounding the building such as its unsuitable location, the high-tension electric cables nearby and the high pressure gas pipeline passageway located close to the terminal,” said Devadass.

He said he had lodged a report at the Klang police station against Klang Municipal Council (MPK) president Mislan Tugiu last year for issuing the certificate of fitness for the Klang Sentral bus terminal building despite objections and protests from the public.

“I believe that the certificate of fitness was given in haste as the MPK had not carried out a thorough inspection of the terminal buildings, including the danger of building a road over a high pressure gas pipeline passageway.”

Devadass said the authorities had also failed to take into account the high-tension cables near the terminals.

“What happens if the terminal catches fire or a bus bursts into flames?”

He said it was shocking that the building was sinking only nine months after it the terminal was opened.

“I found gaping holes as long as 10cm between the foot of the wall and the floor.

“Even iron rods embedded in the concrete building had been exposed due to the cracks appearing on the building.”

Devadass said express buses which used terminal A every day would only cause the building to sink further.

“Attempts by the developer to carry out repairs on the buildings have failed as cracks started to appear on the same spot after the repairs had been carried out.”

Devadass said he found out that the developer had signed a 30-year concessionaire agreement with MPK to build and operate the terminal.

“But what is puzzling is that the agreement has not been made public despite numerous requests from NGOs and elected representatives,” he said.

THE shutters have finally come down at Terminal B of the ill-fated Klang Sentral after nine months. The only shop that was operating within Terminal B closed when the terminal was closed two months ago.

The terminal looks like a ghost town — an apt description as the deserted building has no passengers and no bus operators. No one was around.

It was said that Terminal B had been sold to an inter-State bus company operator and would reopen in October but the Klang Municipal Council brushed this off as “a rumour”.

Malay Mail visited Klang Sentral yesterday and it was a sorry sight. Only Terminal A, the terminal that caters for outstation buses, is operational and buzzing with activity.

However, traders at Terminal A are still finding it hard to make ends meet.

“We are only catering for the inter-State bus passengers. We are barely making money. We can only hope for local buses to move back here like how it was initially planned,” said Akhbar, a newsstand operator.

The controversial Klang Sentral opened its doors for operations last November — and nothing much has changed. The RM12 million terminal along Jalan Meru has been the subject of controversy as many residents in Klang complain of its location which is too far from town.

Until today, all bus operators, including RapidKL, are adamant they will not use Klang Sentral due to its poor location and the lack of passengers.

The Klang Sentral bus terminal also created a rift between Kapar MP S. Manikavasagam and Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim that saw Manikavasagam handing in his resignation letter.

The first-term MP stayed on after Khalid promised to look into the matter personally. But meeting after meeting has not found any solution.

The Klang Municipal Council is also clueless on how to resolve the issue and is seemingly powerless as well. Many bus operators initially expressed their displeasure at the relocation, saying that it added to operational costs and was “a waste of time”.

Bus operators in Klang Sentral are charged RM900 monthly rental compared with just RM150 at the former Klang bus terminal.

Chronology of Klang Sentral

May 13 — Six months since the controversial Klang Sentral opened its doors for operations nothing much has changed. Malay Mail visited Klang Sentral and it was a sorry sight. Only Terminal A that caters to outstation buses was fully operational with lots of people. Terminal B, on the other hand, looked like a ghost town. Within
the terminal, there is only one newsstand. At 1.30pm, this reporter was the first customer of the day and the shop had been open since morning.

April 22 — RapidKL decided to cease its operations at the RM12 million terminal in Meru, moving back to the Bandar Klang terminal in the town centre.

April 20 — The Klang Municipal Council is sticking by the various bus routing changes announced when Klang Sentral was opened to replace the old bus terminal.

April 6 — Traders near the old Klang town bus station expressed frustration after their businesses had gone from bad to worse since the bus station was moved to Klang Sentral. Traders claimed that business plunged by more than half.

Feb 20 — Bus operators were still operating from the old terminal in the middle of Klang town, causing traffic congestion. Many passengers at the old bus terminal said certain bus operators had refused to use the new terminal and continued to pick-up and drop-off passengers at the old terminal.

THE recent spread of the H1N1 virus in Malaysia, with a number of deaths, has caught the attention of many Malaysians.

The virus is spread by droplets and can be picked up by touching contaminated surfaces.

Since a large number of people travel daily around the Klang Valley using public transport, one wonders what precautions bus and train operators are taking to help prevent transmission of the H1N1 virus.

After all, masks do nothing to prevent surface-to-surface transmission. And people using public transport are often in close proximity, of less than 1.5m (within the zone of transmission), and touch a variety of surfaces (ticket vending machines, grab bars, seats, doors) during their daily travels.

Of course people should continue using public transport but they should take precautions like using a handkerchief when touching surfaces and washing their hands frequently with soap.

Unfortunately, I have not seen an increased effort to keep stations and the public transport vehicles extra clean.

Besides organising charity events for victims of natural disasters, public transport operators should also hold campaigns to educate the public on the wisdom of good hygiene.

It is not just for the benefit of the public - it makes good business sense too. RapidKL, KTMB and other public transport operators should be proactive, because if people start to get more worried about H1N1, they will avoid the crowded trains and buses.

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KOTA BAHARU, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- A special terminal for additional express buses will be provided by the Kelantan Road Transport Department (JPJ) in Pasir Tumbuh new town near here a week before and a week after Aidilfitri.

Its director, Abdul Ghani Che Kassim, said this was to reduce traffic congestion in the state capital during the festive season.

"The traffic jam in Kota Baharu will be worse if we were to allow additional express buses to enter the town," he told Bernama.

He said the JPJ launched a crackdown on public transports yesterday in an effort to reduce accidents involving buses and taxis.

"Express buses without second drivers were stopped from leaving the terminal while each driver was not allowed to drive for more than four hours or 300km in a single journey," he added.

In another development, he said the JPJ would set up a commercial vehicle inspection station in Bukit Yong at the border of Kelantan and Terengganu.

-- BERNAMA

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A NEW intercity bus terminal called Wan’s Terminal will be built by the end of the year in Jalan PJU 10/4 in Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya.

The RM1.9mil project also includes 32 shops, which will be built to control the number of road side hawkers in the area.

The project will be carried out by Medan Prestasi Sdn Bhd, a company under MK Land Holdings Bhd for the convenience of the local communities.

The terminal will play host to Metro, RapidKL, Selangor Omnibus and SJ buses from Damansara Damai to Kuala Lumpur.

It is situated near several schools, housing, commercial and industrial areas and caters to about 90,000 people in Damansara Damai.

The Damansara Damai area consist of a mixed-development project of homes, condominiums and commercial lots, all developed by Medan Prestasi.

So far about 14,000 units of property have been sold.

MK Land executive chairman Tan Sri Mustapha Kamal said it would be a vital transportation hub for the locals.

“The area has growth potential to become fully developed and today it is a complementary development.

“Nobody asked us to build the terminal but we wanted to create a win-win situation for everybody,” he said.

Mustapha said in the late 1990s, they had signed an agreement with the state government to build 50,000 affordable, low-medium and medium-cost houses.

“The project was carried out during two recession periods and we have proved that it is recession-proof.

“The homes are a source of income for the local authorities and have helped resolve the squatter problems in the state,” he said.

Mustapha also spoke about the company’s new venture in Bangalore, India, which is a mixed-development project with an estimated gross development value of RM3bil.

Medan Prestasi is also planning to launch a few development projects in the Damansara Damai area consisting of condominiums and mixed development.

Meanwhile, MK Land has spent RM1.9 million to set up the bus terminal in Damansara Damai known as Wan's Central. The terminal is to provide transportation facilities in the township with a population of more than 90,000.

Along with the bus terminal, there will be also 32 affordable shop units specially built for local retailers and traders.

A systematic approach will be taken to build the shop units to allow proper traffic flow along the roads.

The Damansara Damai housing estate developed by Medan Prestasi is a housing scheme under the Selangor government privatisation project.

The project encompasses 75 per cent low-cost and middle-cost homes as well as other properties including condominiums and commercial lots.

Among the bus companies which will operate at the 0.5ha bus terminal due for completion in November are Selangor Omnibus, Rapid KL and Metrobus.

Todate, more than 14,000 properties worth RM1.2 billion have been sold.

Prestasi also has on its planning board projects with gross development value of RM782 million.

The projects include the Seasons Square Block A condominium worth RM115 million and the Armanee Block D condominium worth RM88 million. - Bernama

JOHOR BARU: The Larkin Bus Terminal’s massive RM46.6mil facelift is expected to be completed in four years time.

Local Government, Housing, Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee chairman Datuk Ahmad Zahri Jamil said the renovation was being carried out in phases.

“So far, two phases have been completed.

“Work on the third phase is ongoing now, involving the construction of a pedestrian bridge and new public toilets and installation of CCTV cameras,” he said.

It is expected to be completed by the year end.

The fourth phase, meanwhile, amounts to RM28mil. It will include additional bus platforms and a new systematic entry point for buses.

With the facelift, the terminal would be renamed Larkin Central and equipped with 63 new seats for passengers who are waiting for buses, Ahmad Zahri told the Johor state assembly here.

The comprehensive makeover for the bus terminal began in 2004 with general renovation work in the first phase which took three years.

The second phase included the construction of a three-storey building, a mosque and new parking lots.

Ahmad Zahri addressed the issue of constant rental increase by Johor Corporation, saying that he would look into the complaints from traders.

“I admit that there has been an increase in rental every time the terminal is renovated.

“I will have a discussion with Johor Corporation to ask that they take into consideration the small-time traders when it comes to raising the rent,” he elaborated.

Osman Sapian (BN - Kempas) had earlier posed a question, explaining that many traders were complaining about the increasing rental cost and snatch thefts at the bus terminal.

In June, traders located on the third floor of the terminal had voiced concerns about losing business due to unfair competition by food vendors on the ground level of the complex.

According to them, the initial tenancy agreement did not permit any food outlet at the lower levels.

The traders at the terminal submitted a memorandum in July stating their dissatisfaction over the high rental.

The rental for outlets at the terminal had increased by 10% every two years. It was RM679 in 2003 but has since been increased to RM960.

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